Afghan operation kills 27 rebels: army

Troops killed 27 suspected insurgents in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of US Marines and British soldiers are conducting a major offensive against the Taliban, the Afghan army said on Tuesday. The militants were killed in fighting with Afghan and NATO-led troops in Gereshk district, one of several areas in Helmand province where troops have been hunting insurgents, the Afghan army corps commander for the south said. "Fighting erupted during which 27 enemy were killed," General Sher Mohammad Zazai told AFP. Two Canadian troops and a British soldier were killed in Afghanistan when the CH-146 Griffon helicopter they were travelling in crashed during takeoff, officials in Ottawa said Tuesday. Military officials said Monday's crash likely was caused by mechanical failure, not enemy fire. The accident northeast of Kandahar... [read full story]                    

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